Ex-La. Tech standout Justin Ellis grateful for chance with Raiders

10:56 PM,
May 12, 2014

Louisiana Tech's Justin Ellis is headed to the West Coast to play for the Oakland Raiders.

Written by

Sean Isabella
Louisiana Gannett

During the countless hours of NFL Draft coverage this past weekend, a constant range of emotions were captured from tears to shock to disappointment.

Deep down inside, Justin Ellis was as nervous as the rest of the 256 players selected, but no one would have known that Saturday at Ellis' draft party at Neville High School. Maybe it was because Ellis had to wait just seven picks in Saturday's fourth round before the Oakland Raiders called his name, or maybe it was just his personality.

There were no tears or fist pumps, just a wide smile as family and friends congratulated him. To Ellis, a former ...